Co eT us Seal: Imp o ing
Quali y and T us in Da a
Reposi o ies h ough
Ce i ica ion
Nicolas La ousse, on behal o Oli ie Rouchon
- Co eT us Seal Chai
WORKSHOP
T us wo hiness
•T us , c edibili y, eliabili y a e a he co e o Open
Science
•In as uc u es and eposi o ies a e a key sou ce o
da a
•They mus ea n he us o
•Thei use s
•The people who p oduce and deposi he da a
•The use s o he da a
•Thei au ho i ies and unde s
Ra ionale o a o mal ce i ica ion
•Mission o p o ide eliable,
long- e m access o con olled
digi al esou ces o i s designa ed
communi y, now and o e ime
•Ongoing supe ision, planning, and
main enance
•Awa eness o h ea s and isks
wi hin he sys ems
•Regula audi and/o ce i ica ion
cycle ?
Ra ionale o a o mal ce i ica ion
•C i e ia es ablished by compe en expe s and
applicable ega dless o he disciplina y con ex
•P elimina y sel -assessmen based on he c i e ia,
allowing e i ica ion o he o ganiza ion and
p ocesses, and iden i ica ion o possible
imp o emen s
•Ex e nal e alua ion by compe en expe s
•Deposi ing in a ce i ied da a cen e is an impo an
elemen o Da a Managemen Plans (DMPs)
Co eT us Seal ce i ica ion
16 equi emen s, 3 sec ions:
•O ganisa ional in as uc u e
•Digi al Objec Managemen
•In o ma ion echnology &
secu i yu i é
Since 2017 no - o -p o i ounda ion
Th ee yea ce i ica ion
Public e idences equi ed
Basis o a wide ce i ica ion
amewo k
C edi s:
Mus apha
Mok ane
Fo mal ce i ica ion ISO 16363:2012
(2 eposi o ies, 100+ equi emen s)
h ps://www.iso.o g/s anda d/56510.h ml/
Ex ended ce i ica ion DIN 31644
(5 eposi o ies, 34 equi emen s)
www.langzei a chi ie ung.de
Co eT us Seal ce i ica ion
(250+ eposi o ies, 16 equi emen s)
www.Co eT us Seal.o g
Co eT us Seal 2023-2025
Bene i s o ce i ica ion
•Documen a ion o (da a) managemen p ocesses
•A ew weeks o eamwo k in mos cases (all included)
•Some imes a bi longe o o he s, bu s ill wo h i !
•E alua ion, e lec ion on he c i e ia – con inuous
imp o emen
•Sel -assessmen
•Ex e nal e alua ion
•G owing impo ance o unde s o in as uc u es and p ojec s (DMPs)
•Poli ical p io i y in Eu ope, wi h s ong in e es om key playe s (EOSC, e c.)
Feedback: Nakala eposi o y a Huma-Num
Weaknesses:
Need o p o e ha NAKALA espond o needs o he designa ed communi y
Be e de ine he “con ac ” wi h use s ( igh s, gua an ees e c.)
Show “added- alue” beyond simply hos ing da a
Gene al lack o documen a ion a all le els
Accomplishmen a e 2 yea s:
Signi ican de elopmen o documen a ion … and in T aining sessions
New de ini ion o Te ms & Condi ions … wi h a ocus on he long e m
Gene al imp o emen o quali y in he eposi o y (mode a ion, au oma ed con ols e c.)
Good amewo k o “onboa d” di e en eams du ing he p ocess
